Portable speakers
Jon Pritchard · Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014 · 1 minute read

Batch of 3 speakers I made, now for sale at “Love and Wonder” in Lyme Regis, similar speakers are also at Herringbone in Charmouth.

These use the same innards as the mini rustic and the purpleheart speakers. Giving around 40 hours use from 4 AA batteries and a maximum output of around 90dB at 1m depending on source.

Two are made of Tulipwood with Sapele fronts, the darker speaker is Iroko with Maple front. All are made using hand cut dovetail joinery and carved top panel and dial.

Tulipwood is a soft, lightweight and light coloured hardwood, Iroko on the other hand is quite dense, hard and oily with similar properties to teak.

portable battery speaker speaker

3/4 litre sealed enclosure
~ 250 x 100 x 65mm
12mm hardwood throughout with 3mm ply sliding rear access panel
2 x 2.5″ full range drivers
2x 3w PAM8403 class-D amp
Single stereo 3.5mm jack input
Power from 4x AA batteries

About Me

Since 2008 I’ve been working on various handmade speaker designs, from monstrous surround sound setups, to mixing monitors, to battery powered portables and as many in between as I could think of.

With a Masters Degree in Product Design Engineering from the Glasgow School of Art and The University of Glasgow, I had a good foundation in design and engineering. Along the way I built up my woodworking skills, moving back home to Dorset and learning traditional woodworking skills at The Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis.

Jonathan Pritchard

JCP Design

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My aim is to bring the pasts high quality hand joinery to present day items. The art is not lost quite yet and I believe there is still a place for hand made objects made to be used and made to last. Now more than ever with sustainability becoming more important.

Where to find me

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Unit 100
St Michaels Trading Estate
Bridport
Dorset
DT6

Opposite Bridport Bus station.